SB2017040515 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel
Published: April 5, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017040515
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0330)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
An information disclosure vulnerability in the NVIDIA crypto driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.10. Android ID: A-33899858. References: N-CVE-2017-0330.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.